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mustard plaster

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mustard plaster
n.
A medicinal plaster made with a pastelike mixture of powdered black mustard, flour, and water, used especially as a counterirritant. Also called sinapism.
mustard plaster
n
(Medicine) Med a mixture of powdered black mustard seeds and an adhesive agent applied to the skin for its relaxing, stimulating, or counterirritant effects
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Noun1.mustard plastermustard plaster - a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient
sinapism
cataplasm, poultice, plaster - a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
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mustard plaster n → senapismo
mustard plaster n → senapismo


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